The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a public research university located in Lausanne, Switzerland. It specializes in natural sciences and engineering.It is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, with three main missions: education, research and innovation. The QS World University Rankings ranked EPFL as the 14th best university in the world across all fields in 2021,whereas THE World University Rankings ranked EPFL as the world's 19th best school for engineering and technology in 2020.
EPFL is the sister institution of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Associated with several specialized research institutes, the two universities form the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain (ETH Domain), which is directly dependent on the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.In connection with research and teaching activities, EPFL operates a nuclear reactor CROCUS, a Tokamak Fusion reactor,a Blue Gene/Q Supercomputer and P3 bio-hazard facilities.
